Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia

Georgia: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.9602 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9602
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9602
in 2020
All-time low
0.3492
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.541996: 0.5331997: 0.6481998: 0.6131999: 0.4952000: 0.5382001: 0.5922002: 0.6762003: 0.3492004: 0.5742005: 0.8092006: 0.912007: 0.9382008: 0.9072009: 0.9112010: 0.9122011: 0.9092012: 0.8992013: 0.9182014: 0.9422015: 0.9452016: 0.942017: 0.9392018: 0.9362019: 0.9282020: 0.96

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 0.9602 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia peaked at 0.9602 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3492, in 2003.

That places Georgia 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Georgia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5401
1996 0.5333 -1.2%
1997 0.6481 +21.5%
1998 0.6129 -5.4%
1999 0.4953 -19.2%
2000 0.5381 +8.6%
2001 0.5925 +10.1%
2002 0.6755 +14.0%
2003 0.3492 -48.3%
2004 0.5744 +64.5%
2005 0.8091 +40.9%
2006 0.9101 +12.5%
2007 0.9379 +3.1%
2008 0.9067 -3.3%
2009 0.9115 +0.5%
2010 0.9125 +0.1%
2011 0.9092 -0.4%
2012 0.8986 -1.2%
2013 0.9185 +2.2%
2014 0.9416 +2.5%
2015 0.9451 +0.4%
2016 0.9404 -0.5%
2017 0.9394 -0.1%
2018 0.9357 -0.4%
2019 0.9278 -0.8%
2020 0.9602 +3.5%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.9602 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.721, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.9602 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +64.5% 0.3492 0.5744
2003 -48.3% 0.6755 0.3492
2005 +40.9% 0.5744 0.8091

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5659 0.4953 0.6481 5
2000s 0.7205 0.3492 0.9379 10
2010s 0.9269 0.8986 0.9451 10
2020s 0.9602 0.9602 0.9602 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 11 Israel 0.9952 compare
  2. 12 Mauritius 0.9696 compare
  3. 13 Azerbaijan 0.9657 compare
  4. 15 Hungary 0.9509 compare
  5. 16 Latvia 0.9467 compare
  6. 17 Portugal 0.9405 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Georgia was 0.9602 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9602 in 2020.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3492 in 2003.
How does Georgia rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Georgia ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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